Indian Villages

🏚️Villages Long Ago

People living in villages long ago faced many problems.

Life was difficult because there were

🔊Kachcha houses (made of mud & straw)🔊No pucca roads🔊Only bullock carts for transport🔊No drinking water supply🔊No electricity🔊No hospitals

Life in villages has improved a lot over the years.

Villages today have

🔊Pucca houses🔊Pucca roads🔊Tractors, cars & motorcycles🔊Regular water supply (hand pumps)🔊Electricity🔊Schools & health centres🔊New farming techniques

Most villages in India have a Gram Panchayat to look after them.

How it works

🔊Villagers 18+→🔊Elect→🔊Members of Gram Panchayat

🔊Elected member→🔊Called→🔊Panch

🔊Head of the Panchayat→🔊Called→🔊Sarpanch (Pradhan)

Functions of the Gram Panchayat

🔊Maintaining cleanliness🔊Digging wells🔊Building roads🔊Installing street lights🔊Setting up schools & health centres🔊Helping farmers